MoA signed between Department of Biotechnology and DBT-Pan IIT Centre for Bio-energy

The agreement between the Department of Biotechnology and five Indian Institutes of Technology

Ques: September 3, 2015 MoA signed between the Department of Biotechnology and 5 Indian Institutes of Technology for the establishment of –

a. DBT-Pan IIT Centre for Bioenergy
b. Centre for Human Anatomy Studies
c. Centre for Vaccine Development
d. Centers for Disease Control

Ans: a

Related facts:

  • September 3, 2015, MoA signed between the Department of Biotechnology and 5 Indian Institutes of Technology for the establishment of ‘DBT-Pan IIT Centre for Bioenergy’ center.
  • This is a virtual Centre spread across 5 Indian Institutes of Technology; Bombay, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Jodhpur, and Roorkee and coordinated by IIT Bombay.
  • It is notable that this will be the first virtual centre for collaborative research will focus on the thematic areas of research in advance bio-fuel technologies.
  • The collaboration initiated in January 2015 and engaged a research team from the five participating institutes consisting of 32 investigators who have been working on bio-energy.
  • They will jointly undertake research activities in the following thematic areas: Cyanobacterial Biofuels, Biofuels from micro-algae, Ligno-cellulosic biomass to Biofuels and Techno-economic and Life Cycle Analysis.
  • Though the first virtual centre, it is the fourth centre in Bio-energy research set up by DBT in addition to the DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bioenergy Faridabad, DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Mumbai and DBT-ICGEB Centre for Advanced Bioenergy, New Delhi.
  • This is also the largest among the four Bioenergy Centers in terms of investigator participation.
  • The Centre also aims to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with the bio-energy industry in India.
  • The main objective of this centre is to develop advanced technologies in the area of biofuels, paving the way for a sustainable solution to the energy crisis.

Reference:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=126623
http://www.thehindu.com/business/paniit-virtual-centre-for-bioenergy-launched/article7619722.ece
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/department-of-biotechnology-sets-up-dbt-pan-iit-centre-for-bioenergy/articleshow/48789750.cms